一人为私，两人为公一人為私，兩人為公一人為私，兩人為公

one person acts for self, two people act for the public

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: One person's judgment is likely to be biased, while what two people agree on is closer to fair. Used to support joint decisions.

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Simplified: 一人为私，两人为公
Traditional (Taiwan): 一人為私，兩人為公
Pinyin: yì rén wéi sī, liǎng rén wéi gōng
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄙ，ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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